Exercise 1
Elen Tonkin’s job is in a hospital. She’s a nursing sister. She’s thirty eight years old. She lives in Truro. She has a husband and one daughter and also two sons. Her husband’s name is Powl. Her daughter is Demelsa and her two sons are Mark and Danyel. Demelsa is preparing for GCSE exams. Mark is in Year Seven in the same school. Danyel is still in Year Four in primary school. Elen always speaks Cornish with her daughter and her sons. In this way they are growing up bilingually.
Exercise 2
Jana:
Hello, Elen.
Elen:
Jana, hello.
Jana:
Are you well?
Elen:
Ploughing on! And you?
Jana:
Better now. I’m getting over a cold.
Elen:
What did you at the weekend?
Jana:
Oh, shopping on Saturday as usual. Mum and Dad visited on Sunday. We went for a walk on the coast and let the dog loose on the beach.
Elen:
The weather’s bad this month.
Jana:
Well, the wind was strong on Sunday, but fortunately the rain wasn’t heavy.
Elen:
It’ll be sunny before long. I’d be willing to bet.
Jana:
Let’s hope so!
Exercise 3
Nyns o an bord bian. Brâs o va. Es jy sqwith? Nag en. Êns y parys? Nyns êns y màn. Ty o muscok. Nyns en vy flogh! Pandr’o an mater? Medhek o hy. Pyw o an dhescadoryon? Cuv ewgh why. Lowen nyns en ny. O an dra terrys? Pëth o an skyla rag hedna?
Exercise 4
Ow descadores o hy. An flehes o pòr lowen. Es jy sqwith warlergh an lesson? En vy parys? Nâ, nyns en vy parys màn.
Exercise 5
Yth esen ny ow parusy an hawnsel. Wàr an bord yth esa plâtys ha kellyl ha ferhy. Nyns esa hanavow. Th’esens y i’n amary whath. Th’esen vy ow kerhes an holan ha’n puber, hag yth esa an kyfeth wàr an bord solabrës. Esa an amanyn i’n yêyner? Yth esa an leth ena kefrës. Th’esa an coffy i’n pot, ha’n shùgra i’n bolla. Why a ylly esedha worteweth.
We were getting the breakfast ready. On the table there were plates and knives and forks. There weren’t any cups. They were still in the cupboard. I was fetching the salt and pepper, and the marmalade was already on the table. Was the butter in the fridge? The milk was there as well. The coffee was in the pot, and the sugar was in the bowl. You could sit down at last.
Exercise 6
Yth esen vy ow côwsel orth ow hothman. Yth esa agan keun ow qwary i’n lowarth warbarth. Eses jy ow cortos termyn hir? Nyns esa ow dama wydn ow colsowes. Yth esens y ow voydya an qwestyon.